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Hellholes

This page shows trips to locations that are usually not considered desirable. Often they are to places marred by violence or other harsh conditions. Sometimes, this designation is time-sensitive, such as after natural disasters.

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	No.	Cost
Trips Selected	235	$963,940
Approved by Republicans	120	$398,377
Approved by Democrats	114	$562,478

View Details / PDF	Traveler/ Dates	Sponsor	Approver	Destination/ Purpose	Cost
	Diamond, Howard 11/09/02-11/16/02	American Task Force for Lebanon	Ackerman, Rep. Gary (-NY)	Lebanon - Syria Education and cultural exchange	$1,669.25
	Purcell, Mitchell S 01/16/06-01/22/06	Defense Forum Foundation	Aderholt, Rep. Robert (-AL)	Tindouf, Algeria Fact-finding trip to Sahrawi refugee camps	$1,503.00
	Aderholt, Rep. Robert (-AL) 12/10/06-12/14/06	International Foundation	Aderholt, Rep. Robert (-AL)	Khartoum, Sudan Meet with Sudanese officials to discuss the ongoing crisis in Darfur	$6,773.50
	Medley, Megan L 11/26/07-12/02/07	Defense Forum Foundation	Aderholt, Rep. Robert (-AL)	Algiers, Algeria - Western Sahara To participate in a fact-finding mission on the refugee camp situation in the Western Sahara	$1,751.00
	Akin, Rep. Todd (-MO) 01/03/04-01/14/04	Inayat Begum Foundation - Jubilee Campaign USA	Akin, Rep. Todd (-MO)	New Delhi, India - Mumbai, India - ... more To meet and build relationships with local officials and non-governmental organizations, particularl... more	$7,381.92
	Fredericks, Autumn 08/22/04-08/29/04	Defense Forum Foundation	Akin, Rep. Todd (-MO)	Tindouf, Algeria Visit refugee camp	$1,749.81
	Sonnesyn, Matthew E 08/08/03-08/18/03	AIDS Responsibility Project	Alexander, Sen. Lamar (-TN)	South Africa - Botswana - ... more Fact-finding trip to view HIV-treatment programs in African countries	$4,827.00
	Baird, Rep. Brian (-WA) 05/22/09-05/29/09	New America Foundation	Baird, Rep. Brian (-WA)	Tel Aviv, Israel - Ramallah, Israel - ... more To participate in a congressional delegation to Israel and the Palestine territories, which included... more	$8,122.69
	Wilson, Thomas 04/23/00-04/30/00	Defense Forum Foundation	Baker, Rep. Richard (-LA)	Madrid, Spain - Algiers, Algeria - ... more Fact-finding	$1,266.50
	Barr, Rep. Bob (-GA) 04/11/01-04/11/01	Islamic Institute	Barr, Rep. Bob (-GA)	Lebanon Congressional fact-finding	$280.00
	Miller, James J 08/22/04-08/29/04	Defense Forum Foundation	Barrett, Rep. J Gresham (-SC)	Tindouf, Algeria Fact-finding mission regarding Western Sahara refugees	$1,750.00
	Stephens, Randall 04/22/00-04/30/00	Defense Forum Foundation	Bartlett, Rep. Roscoe (-MD)	Madrid, Spain - Algiers, Algeria - ... more Cultural and educational exchange	$1,585.00
	Ehrich, Rob 05/22/04-05/28/04	Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute	Bayh, Sen. Evan (-IN)	Uganda Fact-finding trip for congressional staff to look at the issue of orphans	$4,409.00
	Etienne, Ashley D 08/11/03-08/15/03	Global Health Council	Bell, Rep. Chris (-TX)	Haiti Fact-finding mission to observe health programs	$1,411.00
	Hamilton, Justin 11/30/03-12/07/03	Defense Forum Foundation	Bell, Rep. Chris (-TX)	Madrid, Spain - Algiers, Algeria - ... more Fact-finding mission to Sahrawi refugee camps	$1,248.67
	Morrison, Mark E 03/21/08-03/29/08	RESULTS Educational Fund	Bennett, Sen. Robert (-UT)	Dhaka, Bangladesh - New Delhi, India To learn more about micro-finance and tuberculosis treatment to better assist Sen. Bennett in his du... more	$4,640.23
	Harsha, Daniel 11/26/07-12/02/07	Defense Forum Foundation	Berman, Rep. Howard (-CA)	Algiers, Algeria - Tindouf, Algeria To meet with refugee advocates and parliamentarians	$1,751.00
	King, Antonina 08/22/09-08/30/09	International Committee of the Red Cross	Berman, Rep. Howard (-CA)	Kampala, Uganda Attended tours and site visits to learn about the work and concerns of the Red Cross in Uganda	$3,732.07
	Blank, Jonah B 08/19/02-08/27/02	International Rescue Committee - Mercy Corps	Biden, Sen. Joseph Jr (-DE)	Afghanistan Official fact-finding	$315.00
	Gilyard, Beverly S 07/01/00-07/09/00	American Jewish Committee	Bishop, Rep. Sanford Jr (-GA)	Tel Aviv, Israel - Golan Heights, Israel - ... more Fact-finding and educational	$3,287.00
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